Dunning of Burlington, VT, 8-day "Parliament" style wall timepiece

Replica of a C.1840, J. N. Dunning, Burlington, VT, 8-day “Parliament” style wall timepiece. Walnut with walnut burl waist and door. I even emulated the cracking and separation that occurs on burl veneer of this age. Pendulum driven works. Lots of band saw work on cutting out the lower parts!

The movement is an antique 8 day time only one I already owned that had the correct drop. I try to use the correct antique movements with the cases I build…..if possible. Since this is a museum piece (the one I used as an example sold for $45,000 at a high-end auction!), I did not have a similar hand-made movement by Mr. Dunning. The face is a purchased paper face. Since this is a 14” dial, I could not print it on the computer like I do many times. I use both purchased paper faces and special paper faces I design in MS WORD (Word Art) if I do not have the correct manufacturer’s trademark face in my stock. It is then aged with mechanical wear spots in the correct locations and with stains to simulate age.